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Loch Lyon

2,738 ha

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2,738 ha

Getting here

56.53541, -4.58184

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Curlew, Wheatear, Meadow Pipit +18 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Curlew, Wheatear, Meadow Pipit +18 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Chalk Comb-moss, Lustrous Bog-moss, Frizzled Crisp-moss +205 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Chalk Comb-moss, Lustrous Bog-moss, Frizzled Crisp-moss +205 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Mountain Ringlet, Wood Tiger · last seen 2017; Insects — Mountain Ringlet, Wood Tiger · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Auch to Glen LyonWalking route20 km

Along tracks but goes through remote country.

Named routeLength 20 kmLocal walking route
Glen Lyon RoadWalking route

SIngle track road down Glen Lyon

Named routePoint-to-point
Pubil to Glenknock (The hydro road)Walking route7.4 km

Although on road this section climbs considerably to just over 500m altitude.

Named routeLength 7.4 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains)Mountain bike route261.2 km
Named routeLength 261.2 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Loch Lyon looking west

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Loch Lyon looking west

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